The following is a brief note on the very first commentary in church history on the Olivet Discourse, which corroborates the biblical veracity of the prewrath position. Prewrath eschatology affirms that the Bible teaches expectancy, not imminency of our Lord’s return. We believe that Christ could come back in any generation of the church, not [...]
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The Didache: The Very First Commentary on the Olivet Discourse in Church History
June 28th, 2011 
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Tags: The Rapture in Matthew 24:31
November 8th, 2009 Alan Kurschner Here are my slide presentation notes in pdf format on the rapture in Matthew 24:31. I very much enjoyed the fellowship at the conference. Pretribulationists believe that “gather his elect” is a reference to the regathering of Israel at the end of the 70th week of Daniel. Preterists, on the other hand, interpret it as [...]
The Teaching of the Early Church On the Second Coming of Christ
August 9th, 2009 Guest Contributors Guest Article by Gary Vaterlaus Many claims have been made by pretribulationists that the early Church believed that Christ would come before the events of the 70th Week of Daniel begin–that is, before the period of tribulation. Dwight D. Pentecost in his book Things to Come uses selected quotes from some of the early church [...]
Where Do Believers Go After They Are United With Christ at the Rapture?
A Response to Post-Tribulationism
May 5th, 2009 Alan Kurschner There are three possibilities: 1) Remain in the Air 2) Enter the Heavenly Abode into the Father’s Presence 3) Immediately Escort Christ downward to Earth The pre-wrath position is that after the rapture their destination is to enter the heavenly abode of God’s presence. Then after a duration of time during which the Lord metes [...]
The Great Tribulation
April 3rd, 2009 Alan Kurschner Cooper explains the nature of the Great Tribulation in this two-part series. This event is a future event that will be associated with Antichrist’s persecution against the Church—contra preterism. And the Great Tribulation is not to be confused with the Day of the Lord’s wrath—contra pretribulationism. For further explanation of the Great Tribulation, Charles Cooper [...]
PowerPoint Notes Available on Responding to the Post-Tribulation Position on 1Thessalonians 4:17
April 2nd, 2008 Alan Kurschner One of the sessions of my Thessalonian lectures at this past year’s conference was on a response to Post-Tribulationism and their interpretation of 1 Thessalonians 4:17. My PowerPoint is available for download below. Please understand something though. This is a lecture from PowerPoint slides. So smooth transitions from slide to slide are obviously missing as [...]
Rapture Debate Now Available For Audio Download!
April 20th, 2007 Alan Kurschner Rapture Debate Held on October 9, 1999 at Irving Bible Church, Irving, Texas. About 600-700 in Attendance. Moderator: Kirby Anderson. My observations about the debate are below. But if I were to sum up the debate right now, I would say: Send it to all of your pretrib friends! This is the first time that [...]
